David Gutman, Staff Writer (CHARLESTON GAZETTE) — In the midst of a budget crisis, the West Virginia Senate is moving forward with a long-planned multi-million dollar tax cut for the state’s coal and gas industries proposed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The
CHARLESTON — A liberal judge has attempted to rig a state senate election against a conservative candidate, over claims of ineligibility. The case is currently being considered by the West Virginia Supreme Court, following an appeal. Andrea Garrett Kiessling, the conservative republican
CHARLESTON, WV — A Charleston man pleaded guilty to charges of the murder of a mother and the attempted murder of her young child in a housing complex. In Kanawha County Circuit Court Dorian Clark was charged with second-degree murder and possession
MORGANTOWN, WV — On Thursday, Congressman David McKinley met with West Virginia University students from Ukraine and Russia. McKinley talked with the students in two separate meetings. Ukrainian students discussed their worries concerning their family still residing in the war-torn country. Russian
CHARLESTON — A controversial answer to a candidate questionnaire has led The Charleston Gazette-Mail to pull their originally published article. State Senate candidate Joshua Higginbotham (R) told The Gazette-Mail that if elected to the West Virginia State Senate, he will be the
CHARLESTON, WV — West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Evan Jenkins announced his resignation, which will be effective on Monday, February 7th. The Supreme Court released a letter from Jenkins to the press, announcing his decision. Jenkins wrote, “After a great deal of
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice joined West Virginia health leaders and other officials today for his latest daily press briefing regarding the State’s COVID-19 response. During Friday’s briefing, Gov. Justice announced that, after continued discussions with members of the West Virginia pandemic response
CHARLESTON — A bill to allow children to receive sex-change therapy has been submitted for introduction in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Delegates Storch, Higginbotham, Bates, Reed, Hansen, Thompson, Doyle, Bates, Young, and Graves all served as co-sponsors to HB3033, ironically
Gov. Justice approves youth sporting events, youth camps, motorsports, and other outdoor activities.
CHARLESTON — During Monday’s briefing, Gov. Justice offered a reminder that the Week 9 phase of West Virginia Strong – The Comeback is now officially underway, meaning that several additional types of activities are permitted to reopen, provided that all safety guidelines
CHARLESTON — On Monday, Gov. Jim Justice issued a “stay-at-home” order, urging all West Virginians to stay home avoiding non-essential travel. This order closes all non-medically related businesses and stores that sell produce. “I have issued a ‘stay at home’ order for
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice joined State health leaders at the Capitol Complex in Charleston today for a virtual press briefing to once again update the public on the many precautionary measures being taken in the interest of protecting the public from the potential